Beef
'Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the ICBF'
Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), according to the Irish Cattle and...
Beef
Beef interests are under-represented on the board of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), according to the Irish Cattle and...
Agri-Business
Rural youth organisation Macra na Feirme has given its backing to the introduction of the cattle tag levy that was announced...
Beef
Earlier today, on behalf of the board of the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation), Chairman Michael Doran welcomed the agreement...
Beef
A compulsory 38c cattle tag levy is set to be introduced in autumn of this year, the Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
The introduction of a compulsory tag levy is on the horizon for farmers, industry sources have confirmed to AgriLand. Last...
Beef
There has been a marked increase in the number of calves registered to dairy cows this year, new figures show....
Dairy
Dairy farmers need to keep a number of factors in mind when selecting a beef bull for their dairy herd,...
Beef
Using the €uro-Star terminal index when picking animals for finishing can significantly increase farm profitability, according to Teagasc Drystock Advisor, Christy...
Beef
Ireland is only the second country in the world to have over one million cattle with a valid genotype, according...
Dairy
Rising dairy cow numbers have driven an increase in the number of calf births this year, new figures show. Data released...
Beef
A change appears to be happening at farm level as there has been a noticeable drop in the number of...
Beef
More marts are now displaying Euro-Star and EBI data on sales days, through the use of new mart boards. There...
Beef
Close to 50% of herd owners have opted out of paying the ICBF levy when buying tags in recent months,...
Dairy
The release of the active bull list for the spring 2017 breeding season by the ICBF has now provided clarity...
Dairy
The ICBF has just released details of its spring 2017 active bull list and, therein, the average EBI values of...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released its new active bull list for the spring 2017 breeding season. The...
Dairy
The EBI values of genomically selected bulls, available through AI, could drop by €30 following the latest evaluation run carried...
Dairy
Agriland understands that the ICBF (Irish Cattle Breeding Federation) has hurriedly called a meeting of its board this evening. It...